Perhaps you get frustrated because you feel like reading's a chore.

也许感到沮丧，因觉得阅读是件苦。

The grind was wearing on Hathaway.

抢银行这件苦折磨着海瑟薇。

Yes, our vocabulary today included chore - a boring, ordinary task you do regularly.

是的，我们今天的词汇中有这个单词，苦—定期要做的既无聊又普通的任务。

Having to do something is a chore; getting to do something is a reward.

不得不做某是一种苦；有机去做某是一种奖。

Do you know that is a hard job?

导游是一份苦，知道吗？

The idea here is that we don't want reading to be a chore.

这里的想法是，我们不希望阅读成一件苦。

It was hard work pulling the ship, and the men argued.

用小船拖大船是件苦，大家都在抱怨。

Luckily, cleaning your workspace doesn't have to be a time-consuming chore.

幸运的是，清理工作空间并不一定是一件费时费力的苦。

But it was difficult work for Francois.

但对于弗朗索瓦斯来说却是件苦。

For high-achievers, putting in the hours is not a chore but a way of life.

对于成功人士来说，加班不是一件苦，而是一种生活方式。

We all have those days when getting out of bed seems like a real chore.

我们都有起床变成苦的日子。

It's a chore, but it's worth it.

这是件苦，但很值得。

It's a chore. - You know, the content we get out of it.

这是件苦。— 知道，我们从中得到的内容。

Using traditional tools and with ice up to a metre thick, it is tough work.

使用传统工具，考虑到冰面有一米多，这真是苦啊。

For others, it was an experience of drudgery.

对其他人来说，做饭是苦。

This is unfortunate because it makes learning a chore when it doesn't have to be.

这很遗憾，因它使学习变成了一件苦，而且学习未必是苦。

Young kids are seeing education as a chore.

年轻的孩子们正在把教育看成是一件苦。

The grind was wearing on Hathaway. And the addiction didn't help.

抢银行这件苦折磨着海瑟薇，毒品上瘾只是让情况更糟糕。

Bank robbery was good, consistent work but also kind of a grind.

抢银行很好，是份持久性的工作，但也是份苦。

" It's a grind, it's hard, it's really expensive, " he said.

“这是一件苦，很难，而且真的很贵”。